Thursday, December 19, 2013

So it's been awhile. If I still lived in Northern California, I'd say it'd days. Hella days. In truth, it's been over two years. But I digress. I have been sewing like a fiend as of late (I made a 50s swing dress and a suit for my husband all in less than a month all while working nearly full-time). I've been knitting and crocheting in order to get certified as an instructor by the craft yarn council. I've also been experimenting with making jewelry and finding out just how long I can survive without food or sleep and yet still function*. See: making suit and dress while working, above.
*Note: the answer is an average of 6 hours of sleep a night and three meals every four days with occasional candy and copious amounts of coffee**.
**Note about the note: this can only be maintained for a month before side effects present.

I plan to start a reasonable regime of sewing and crafting on top of my regular life, in order to build up to my ultimate goal: starting an online clothing store. This blog, hopefully, will help, but considering I never was good at keeping a journal before, don't have high expectations of maintenance.

About Me

I have gone from a girl who made ill-fitting items from pre-printed patterns because "what do you mean 'bust measurement?' I'm an 8" to a woman who has designed her own patterns and even made a men's suit. My skills are not yet where I want them to be, but I find myself loving sewing, knitting, and crocheting more and more. True beauty is made by hand.